Mission suffered their biggest defeat since November 29, 2024 on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a 86-51 loss at the hands of the Nixon Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1013th, while the Mustangs are ranked 287th).
| 01/07/25 vs Nixon | 22 |
| 01/03/25 vs Cigarroa | 17 |
| 12/31/24 @ Rio Grande City | 20 |
| 12/20/24 vs Palmview | 23 |
Despite the loss, Mission still got an impressive performance from Leon Villarreal, who went 9 of 20 en route to 22 points in addition to eight boards and four steals. The game was Villarreal's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jared Castro, who went 5 for 8 on his way to 11 points.
It was another big night for Mason Vela, who almost dropped a double-double on 27 points and nine assists for Nixon. Vela has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last seven times he's played. Dante Escobar was another key player, going 6 of 9 en route to 13 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Mission now has a losing record at 12-13. As for Nixon, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-9.
Mission has already played their next match (against Mission Veterans Memorial), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Nixon has already played their next contest, a 102-45 victory against Roma on the 10th.
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